Large Frame and Passenger/Cargo Aircraft

Question 1

The primary mission of an aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service is to ______ ______.

Answer 1

Save lives

Question 2

Safeguarding of escape routes to allow passengers and crew to reach a safe area is paramount. (True or False)

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Depending on the fire situation and configuration of the aircraft, penetrator nozzles or applicators are imperative to introduce the appropriate agent to the fire. (True or False)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

There are three types of penetrator nozzles or applicators available what are they?

a. ___________
b. ___________
c. ___________

Answer 4

a. bayonet
b. air gun
c. compressed air drill

Question 5

Introducing agent using a window rather than going through the fuselage may be considered in
______________ the occupants.

Answer 5

Safeguarding

Question 6

Flashover conditions are a feature of aircraft internal fires and this can occur very quickly, sometimes within a few minutes of a ___________ fire occurring.

Answer 6

Class A

Question 7

Ignition of materials in the cabin interior and the contribution of the internal fire to the overall ____________
scenario offer particularly severe compounding effects.

Answer 7

Post-crash

Question 8

Full scale tests have shown that a relatively small fire of interior materials can quickly fill an entire cabin with a white smoke. (True or False)

Answer 8

False